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Sedgwick House
Hob Uid: 1356387
Location : Cumbria South Lakeland Sedgwick
Grid Ref : SD5092087100
Summary : House built by John Wakefield I in the late eighteenth century, close to his gunpowder works at Old Sedgwick. It was demolished c 1868 when his great-grandson built the present Sedgwick House a little to the south-east. A separate garden was created prior to 1820 by Isabella Wakefield within the nearby Basingill Gunpowder Works (SD 58 NW 35).
More information : The first Sedgwick House was built in the late 18th century by John Wakefield I, the owner of the nearby Old Sedgwick Gunpowder Works (SD 58 NW 41). It was demolished c 1868 by Wakefield's great-grandson, who erected the present Gothic-style Sedgwick House (SD 58 NW 39) a little to the south-east (1a). Its plan and position at SD 5092 8710 is known from a number of 19th-century maps, including the OS 25" first edition surveyed in 1857 (1b). (1) A separate garden was created prior to 1820 by Isabella Wakefield within the nearby Basingill Gunpowder Works. (2)

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Source details : Marcus Jecock/11-MAR-2002/EH: Cumbrian Gunpowder Industry Project
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Source Number : 1A
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Source details : M Jecock and C Dunn 2002, Old Sedgwick Gunpowder Works, Cumbria: an archaeological and historical survey (EH AI Report Series AI/11/2002) (NMRC library catalogue no: NMR0006969)
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Source Number : 1B
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Source details : Ordnance Survey 25" County Series, Westmorland sheet XLII.4, surveyed 1857, published 1895
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Source Number : 2
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Source details : Abby Hunt/30-Sep-2002/EH: Cumbrian Gunpowder Industry Project: Basingill survey
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
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Monument End Date : 1868
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Monument Type : House
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SD 58 NW 42
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Relationship type : General association

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Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 2001-11-13
End Date : 2001-11-22

Historic England Research Records

Sedgwick House